Zip works, fit is spot on
The jacket is functional, the zipper works well. The size is XL4 for my four legged friend and it fits my order perfectly. Everything is perfect.
Warm, dry, and on in five seconds.
Insulation only helps a dog that is actually losing heat. Thin coated, small, old and very young dogs are the ones that need it; a husky in a padded jacket is being made uncomfortable.
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Colour: Black & lime
Size: XS
Why you'll love it
Short coated breeds, whippety builds, puppies and seniors lose heat fast. A coat is not dressing up for them. It is the difference between a walk and a shiver.
A waterproof shell keeps the rain out of the coat underneath, so you come home to a dog that needs a wipe rather than a bath.
The opening over the back lets your existing harness clip come through, so the coat goes on over the top without undressing them first.
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Heat loss depends on the ratio of surface area to body mass and on what the coat is doing. A small dog has proportionally more surface for its volume and cools faster. A thin single coat has no insulating undercoat to trap warm air. Combine the two, as in a whippet or an Italian greyhound, and the dog will be shivering on a doorstep in single figures.
Age matters independently. Puppies have not developed full thermoregulation and elderly dogs lose it, so an old dog that never needed a coat may start needing one. The same applies to a dog that has just been clipped or is recovering from illness, where the usual insulation is either absent or the body is working with less reserve.
A double coated dog carries a dense undercoat beneath the guard hairs, and that layer works by trapping still air against the skin. Compressing it under a jacket flattens the loft and removes the property that makes it insulating, so a coat can leave the dog colder rather than warmer as well as being uncomfortable.
Read the dog rather than the temperature. Shivering, a tucked tail, lifting paws off the ground, hunching and slowing down or turning for home are the signals worth acting on. A dog showing none of them in freezing weather is telling you it does not need anything.
The jacket must clear the shoulder so the front legs swing freely, stop short of the back legs so it does not catch when the dog squats, and leave the belly of a male dog uncovered far enough forward to stay dry. Watch the dog walk away from you: a shortened stride means the coat is restricting the shoulder.
Ease of fitting decides whether it gets used. A coat that takes a minute of wrestling on a cold morning is one that gets skipped, and then the dog is out in the cold without it. Practise indoors until you can fit it in a few seconds, and check the fastenings are still holding after a season of use.
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The details
| Size | Back length | Chest girth |
|---|---|---|
| S | 25 to 32 cm | 38 to 46 cm |
| M | 33 to 40 cm | 46 to 56 cm |
| L | 41 to 49 cm | 56 to 66 cm |
| XL | 50 to 58 cm | 66 to 78 cm |
Measure along the spine from collar to tail base, and the chest at its deepest point. Size to the chest if the two disagree, since a coat tight around the ribs is the one a dog refuses to wear.
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The jacket is functional, the zipper works well. The size is XL4 for my four legged friend and it fits my order perfectly. Everything is perfect.
Very good quality, protects from rain and cold, and it's padded and warm. It's the second time I've bought from this seller and I'm very happy.
Good material, I used it in the rain and the dogs didn't get wet. I ended up getting a bigger size than I needed, but it still works.
The full length zip means I am not fighting a sleepy dog before breakfast, it goes over his back and zips up. The high neck is the part I did not think I needed and now it is the reason he does not turn back at the gate. The shell has stayed dry through a very wet February.
The opening for the harness clip is tight until the fabric gives a little, and the first few times I was threading it through one handed in the rain. After a fortnight it is easy. The padding is proper padding rather than a token lining.
The waterproof shell keeps the rain out of her coat underneath, so what used to be a bath is now a towel over the ears. That saves us both a lot of misery on a Sunday. The size range goes up to 6XL, which mattered here because the last coat we found stopped three sizes short.
Short coat and no bulk on her at all, and she used to stand shivering while I threw the ball. In the padded jacket she runs about instead of waiting by my legs. Measure the back length rather than going by breed, the chart is clear about that.
No complaints about the warmth and the high neck is welcome against the wind off the sea. The zip catches on the padded lining about one time in three and needs easing back, which is irritating with cold hands. Everything else does what it says it will.
Bought in his first winter and it has not wetted through yet, which I did not expect from a padded coat. Washed twice and the fill has not gone lumpy or shifted to one end. The zip is still smooth, which is usually the first thing to fail.
Good questions
Measure the back from the neck base to the tail base, plus the chest girth behind the front legs. Go by the back length first and size up if the chest is broad.
The shell repels rain well for a normal walk. In sustained heavy rain expect some water in through the seams. It is a walking coat, not a technical shell.
There is no single figure. Below roughly 7°C thin coated, small, elderly and very young dogs begin to feel it. Watch for shivering and a tucked tail rather than working from a thermometer.
Most winter coats are cut with a lead slot so the harness sits underneath. Worn over the fabric a harness tends to slip; underneath it stays put and the coat lies flat.
Cool wash with no fabric softener, then air dry. Softener clogs the outer finish, which is the usual reason a coat stops shedding water after a season.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026
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